'''Jeffrey Alan Miller''' is an American literary scholar. He is an associate professor of English at Montclair State University, specializing in the study of early modern literature, history, and theology, with a particular focus on the works of John Milton and his contemporaries.

'''Jeffrey Alan Miller''' is an American literary scholar. He is an associate professor of English at Montclair State University, specializing in the study of early modern literature, history, and theology, with a particular focus on the works of John Milton and his contemporaries.

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In 2015, he discovered <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/15/books/earliest-known-draft-of-king-james-bible-is-found-scholar-says.html|title=Earliest Known Draft of King James Bible Is Found, Scholar Says|first=Jennifer|last=Schuessler|date=October 14, 2015|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/private/fruit-of-good-labours/|title=Fruit of good labours|website=TheTLS}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/15/king-james-bible-earliest-draft-cambridge|title=Earliest known draft of King James Bible found in Cambridge|first=Harriet Sherwood Religion|last=correspondent|date=October 15, 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2015/1015/Oldest-King-James-Bible-draft-discovered-Did-translators-work-alone|title=Oldest King James Bible draft discovered: Did translators work alone?|date=October 15, 2015|via=Christian Science Monitor}}</ref> the earliest known draft of the King James Bible while researching at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

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In 2015, he discovered the earliest known draft of the King James Bible while researching at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/15/books/earliest-known-draft-of-king-james-bible-is-found-scholar-says.html|title=Earliest Known Draft of King James Bible Is Found, Scholar Says|first=Jennifer|last=Schuessler|date=October 14, 2015|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/private/fruit-of-good-labours/|title=Fruit of good labours|website=TheTLS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/15/king-james-bible-earliest-draft-cambridge|title=Earliest known draft of King James Bible found in Cambridge|first=Harriet Sherwood Religion|last=correspondent|date=October 15, 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2015/1015/Oldest-King-James-Bible-draft-discovered-Did-translators-work-alone|title=Oldest King James Bible draft discovered: Did translators work alone?|date=October 15, 2015|via=Christian Science Monitor}}</ref>

==Awards==

==Awards==

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In 2018, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship <ref>https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/NEH%20December%202018%20grant%20awards.pdf</ref> to support a full year of dedicated work to complete a book-length critical edition and study of the earliest known draft of part of the King James Bible. In 2019, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/1045/|title=Jeffrey Alan Miller - MacArthur Foundation|website=www.macfound.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/macarthur-fellowship-genius-grant-winners-2019-9|title=Meet this year's 26 MacArthur 'geniuses,' who each got $625,000 for changing the world|first=Ivan De|last=Luce|website=Business Insider}}</ref>

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In 2018, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship<ref>https://www.neh.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/NEH%20December%202018%20grant%20awards.pdf</ref> to support a full year of dedicated work to complete a book-length critical edition and study of the earliest known draft of part of the King James Bible. In 2019, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/1045/|title=Jeffrey Alan Miller - MacArthur Foundation|website=www.macfound.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/macarthur-fellowship-genius-grant-winners-2019-9|title=Meet this year's 26 MacArthur 'geniuses,' who each got $625,000 for changing the world|first=Ivan De|last=Luce|website=Business Insider}}</ref>

== References ==

== References ==

Revision as of 15:31, 4 November 2019

Jeffrey Miller

Born

Jeffrey Alan Miller

Nationality

American

Education

Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 2006)University of Oxford (Master of StudiesUniversity of Oxford (D.Phil, 2012)

Occupation

Associate professor

Organization

Montclair State University

Known for

Early modern literature, history, and theology

Notable work

John Milton, King James Bible

Jeffrey Alan Miller is an American literary scholar. He is an associate professor of English at Montclair State University, specializing in the study of early modern literature, history, and theology, with a particular focus on the works of John Milton and his contemporaries.

In 2015, he discovered the earliest known draft of the King James Bible while researching at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[1][2][3][4]

Awards

In 2018, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship[5] to support a full year of dedicated work to complete a book-length critical edition and study of the earliest known draft of part of the King James Bible. In 2019, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.[6][7]